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MIP 300- Unit 2

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infection (definition)   when a parasite is multiplying in/on a host  
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infectious disease (definition)   when a host cannot function normally  
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pathogens (definition)   cause disease  
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pathogenicity (definition)   organism's ability to cause disease  
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virulence (definition)   degree or intensity of pathogenicity  
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three factors affecting outcome of host/parasite relationship   # organisms, virulence, host's resistance  
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symptoms   unobservable  
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signs   observable changes  
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disease syndrome   collection of signs and symptoms  
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infectivity (definition)   ability of an organism to start an infection  
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invasiveness (definition)   ability of an organism to spread  
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pathogenic potential (definition)   ability of an organisms to cause symptoms (toxins!)  
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3 factors affecting virulence   infectivity, invasiveness, pathogenic potential  
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infectivity affected by (4)   ability to be transmitted, ability to adhere, ability to grow, ability to avoid immune response  
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fomite (definition)   inanimate objects that are contaminated (like a doorknob)  
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4 ways of direct transmission   airborne, horizonal, vertical, vector  
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horizontal direct transmission   kissing etc  
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vertical direct transmission   pregnancy  
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vector direct transmission   insects  
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indirect transmission (3)   airborne (from soil etc), contaminated food/water, contact (fomites)  
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5 places adhesins are found   fimbriae, capsule/glycocalyx/slime layer, s-layer, teichoic acid, viral capsids and envelopes  
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teichoic acid   for attachment; found in gram positive bacteria  
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s-layer   may be used for attachment; protein layer around cells  
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host must have correct ___ for parasite to grow   pH, oxygen, temperature  
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microbial products to avoid immune system (3)   IgA protease, leukocidins, capsule  
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IgA protease   cleaves IgA  
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leukocidins   kill lysosomes in WBCs  
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how to hide within a host cell? (2)   escape phagosome before fuses w/ lysosome; prevent phagosome from fusing with lysosome  
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M-cell targeting   (salmonella)-> releases enzyme that makes these ruffle (immune cells in GI tract) so bacteria sink into them and get taken up  
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macrophage targeting   (Tuberculosis)-> tricks cells into spreading across mucous membranes and into circulation (hides in macrophages)  
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microbial products involved in invasion (definition)   all break down tissue so more space for microbe  
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Leishmaniasis   protozoal skin infection that can become visceral  
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neurotoxin treatment   antiserum (aka antitoxin) AND antibiotics  
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botulism causes   flaccid paralysis  
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tetanus causes   spastic paralysis  
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tetanus toxin   tetanospasmin  
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enterotoxins (definition)   affect GI tract  
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enterotoxin examples (2)   Vibrio cholera, E. coli  
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cytotoxin (definition)   affects cellular functions  
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cytotoxin (examples)   Corynebacterium diptheriae, C. perfringens  
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Corynebacterium diptheriae   diptheria toxin; creates pseudomembrane of dead bacteria+neutrophils which clogs throat  
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Clostridium perfringens   releases a-toxin-> removes head from phospholipids, breaks down muscle tissue (causes gas gangrene)  
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superantigen (definition)   over-stimulates the immune system; causes similar response to endotoxins  
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superantigen example   S. aureus TSST1 (toxic shock syndrome); shock dilates blood vessels, causes rashes (>20% of T-cells activated)  
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exotoxin genes (3)   plasmid, lysogenic phage, chromosomal  
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which disease must have phage to be virulent?   Diptheria  
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toxoids   inactivated toxins  
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DPT vaccine   toxoids-> diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus  
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why is there no vaccine for lipid A?   the immune system doesn't recognize it and launch a response  
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septic shock cascade   caused by lipid A; blood clotting factor that over stimulates 4 systems; unregulated blood clotting which leads to organ failure **vasodilation  
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pelvic inflammatory disease   Neisseria gonorrhea; adhesins stick to sperm, scar tissue that blocks fallopian tubes  
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damage caused by inflammation   macrophages/neutrophils release toxic molecules that cause tissue damage  
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damage caused by antibodies   antigen/antibody complexes settle in kidneys and joints that elicits an immune response -> tissue damage  
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how does herpes evade immune system?   prevent MHC I on cell surface  
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skin as an innate physical barrier   keratinocytes (keratin is H2O repellant), dry, top layer is dead, acidic, salty  
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fungal infection that invades skin   ringworm  
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Streptococcus pyogenes   exotoxin A= shock; exotoxin B= melts tissue/muscle underneath skin  
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mucosa   columnar cells that form barrier, release mucous (prevents adhesions and traps microbes)  
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problems that weaken mucous defense   smoking (kills cilia), asthma, cystic fibrosis  
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mucociliary escalator   ciliated cells and mucous trap and propel microbes away from lungs and into throat  
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how microbes evade GI tract (4)   resist saliva, strong adhesins, capsules, slime layers  
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microbes response to stomach acid   pH resistant (produce base), resistant spores  
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cervical mucous, prostatic fluid, tears contain ___   lysozyme and lactoferrin  
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defensins   punch holes in membrane  
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lactoferrin/transferrin   sequester iron away from microbes  
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bacteriocin   produced by normal flora; kill other bacteria  
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complement 3 functions   opsonization, MAC, inflammation  
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cytokines   protein communication molecules  
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interferon response   infected cell releases it, other cells have receptors and synthesize antiviral proteins  
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granulocytes (definition)   contain toxic molecules  
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agranuloytes (definition)   do not contain toxic molecules  
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macrophages are called ___ in blood   monocytes  
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dendritic cells   phagocytosis; present in skin and mucosa  
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neutrophils   first responders (in blood)  
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inflammation (4)   bacteria introduced; histamine released; neutrophils roll and stop; extravassation  
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death from fever occurs at ___   109.4 degrees F  
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two substances that cause fever   pyrogens (exogenous= LPS etc; endogenous=interleukin-1)  
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why are fevers good? (4)   slows microbial growth, inactivates some toxins, increases immune activity, forces person to feel ill  
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two immunological responses   primary= first exposure; secondary= memory response  
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antigen   a substance that the body sees as foreign and mounts an immune response  
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epitopes   short AA sequences that are recognized by antibodies and T-cells  
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when active, CD8 cells are called (and activated by whom?)   CTL (cytotoxic T lymphocytes) *activated by t-helper CD4  
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CD4 aka   (bossy) T helper cells  
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CD8 cells are important for   fighting viruses and tumor cells  
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how do C8 cells kill?   make pore, insert enzymes, apoptosis  
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B-cells   recognize and bind to antigen using the BCR (surface bound antibody) after receiving cytokine signal  
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memory B cells   stay in lymph nodes until second infection  
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IgM   secreted after infection, pentameric  
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IgD   unknown function, stays bound to B-cell  
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IgG   most abundant during 2nd infection, *crosses placenta (monomeric), blood!  
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IgA   mucosal surfaces (dimeric)  
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IgE   allergies (binds to mast cells), monomeric  
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5 functions of antibodies   complement fixation, neutralization, opsonization, (agglutination, precipitation)  
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complement fixation   antibodies trigger complement cascade  
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opsonization (antibodies)   same process as complement does  
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neutralization   antibodies surround microbe and prevent it from binding to a cell  
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live attenuated vaccines   live culture no longer pathogenic (vaccine) *can mutate and be virulent  
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activated/killed vaccines   killed with heat or chemicals  
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toxoids   inactivated toxins (vaccines)  
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polysaccharide capsules   vaccine type; copy of the coat of microbes  
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what do B-cells do?   recognize an epitope, and make an antibody (IgM initially, IgG later)  
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protein vaccines   recombinant or native (new)  
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DNA vaccines   inject plasmids that express antigens in host tissues (in clinical testing)  
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recombinant vector vaccines   use of viruses or bacteria to deliver genes of interest (in clinical testing)  
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conjugate vaccines   link toxoid to polysaccharide component to help target T-cells  
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how does HIV work?   kills CD4 cells (no antibody, no CTL) **increased cancer and opportunistic infections  
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how does Epstein-Barr virus work?   over proliferation of B and T cells  
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how do herpes/measles work?   hide antigens from surface of presenting cells  
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how does the flu work?   changes antigens each year  
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How does Tuberculosis work?   reproduce inside WBCs  
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our definition for organic   2 or more carbons  
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heterotrophs   use reduced organic molecules as carbon source  
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trace element function   help in metabolic functions  
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phototrophs reduce or oxidize CO2?   reduce  
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bioremediation   cleaning/plastic making using microbes  
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Exxon Valdez oil spill   add P and N to stimulate oil-eating bacteria  
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chemical work   molecule synthesis  
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E0 values   more negative= give electrons; positive= receive electrons  
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epidemiology   the study of distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human populations  
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outbreak   higher than expected occurrence in a small group (WWII vets pneumonia)  
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pandemic   occurrence higher than expected worldwide (influenza)  
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nosocomial infection   illnesses associated with hospitalization  
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endemic disease   steady but low frequency (herpes)  
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epidemic   occurrence higher than expected (index case)  
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zoonoses   animal disease transmitted to humans (80% of known diseases)  
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prairie dogs transmit   the plague  
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deer mice transmit   hanta virus (sheds)  
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vectors and ___ are the same thing   carriers  
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hepatitis A/E   transient  
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hepatitis B/C   chronic  
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convalescent   getting better, large # of microbes  
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most infectious w/ flu when?   prodromal  
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passive mechanical vector   vector carries it outside of its body  
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passive biological vector   animal carries it inside its body  
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active biological vector   bite, defecate, regurgitate in tissue  
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antigenic drift   example mixing up H's and N's of influenza  
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antigenic shift   example mutations in H and N antigens  
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when do you for sure want antibiotics (4)   rash/stiff neck/fever, sore throat that doesn't go away, skin infections, bladder infections  
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what did Bonnie Bassler study?   squid that used bacteria to hide its shadow; pumped 95% of them out in the morning; enough for quorum sensing by night time  
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types of quorum sensing   species-specific and species-nonspecific  
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what is the system that removes microbes from the lungs?   mucociliary escalator  
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infections that one gets at hospitals   nosocomial  
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mice= infected but cannot transmit to cats; fleas carry disease to cats and they get sick: mouse= ___; flea=____   reservoir; vector  
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you travel to Africa and develop Ebola, which antibody most effective in helping to clear it?   IgG (blood)  
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2 antigens and 7 epitopes for a parasite- how many B cells specific for it?   1 for each epitope (7)  
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2 different antibodies specific for same epitope- they will have different __   constant regions on the heavy chains  
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roommate has hep A; you get gamma globulin shot; if they develop it 3 years later will you be protected?   no, it likely mutated (it's also acute)  
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asked to develop a toxoid specific for the C difficile toxin- what will you create?   the toxin that is deactivated by chemicals or heat  
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what would happen w/ complement deficiency?   lack of pore production on pathogens  
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smoker gets lung infections why?   smoking kills cilia  
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3 ways TSST an LPS are different   exotoxin/endotoxin; actively secreted/not; made of protein/made of lipopolysaccharides  
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2 ways TSST and LPS same   both lead to shock and both have no vaccine  
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which antibody inhibits toxin binding to receptors in the liver   IgG  
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H2S-> S could be done by   aerobic chemolithotrophy or anaerobic chemolithotrophy  
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NO3- -> NO2- could be done by   anaerobic chemolithotrophy or anaerobic respiration  
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final electron acceptor in methanogenesis   CO2  
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